- Demonstrates excellent decision-making skills and can understand the impact of those decisions.
- Sets and manages priorities.
- Accepts calls from staff during nights and weekend.
- Meets with oncoming and departing licensed practical nurse to discuss resident's condition and any occurrences from the shift.
- Responsible for making sure communications are clear, accurate and timely.
- Counts controlled substances with off going nurse, assumes responsibility for assuring accuracy of count before accepting keys.
- Checks, orders, and administers prescribed medication with 100% accuracy.
- Responsible for always ensuring the correct dosage by never pre-pouring medications.
- Demonstrates knowledge of important medication interactions and side effects.
- Ensures medication cart is locked at all times.
- Obtains pertinent information and completes all required forms as established by policy and procedure and ongoing thereafter, upon resident admission.
- Responsible for completing and maintaining the ECC and LNS logs, service plan, progress notes, monthly summaries and follows healthcare providers orders
- Assists in completing evaluations when needed for residents.
- Provides hands on care on an as needed basis to meet the needs of the residents.
- Works with the ADORS in reviewing and investigates all incidents reports and recommends appropriate action and follow up to the DORS/executive director.
- Understands and adheres to the ALF regulations pertaining to assisted living health care laws.
- Maintains a safe and secure working environment free of objects/situations that could cause harm and/or falls to residents, families, visitors and associates.
- Responsible for always practicing good body mechanics and safe working habits.
- Knows, understands, and follows established policy and procedures in emergency situations.
- Takes time to give associates in nursing daily feedback on his/her performance.
- Participates in the associates performance evaluations when request by the DORS.
- Responsible for ensuring associates participate in activities provided to residents as described in the activities calendar.
- Responsible for always responding promptly and courteously to resident's request for assistance including phone calls and request from family and visitors.
- Ensures there is a safe, clean and orderly environment for all residents.
- Responsible for always ensuring and supporting a dignified and caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors and associates.
- Responsible for always wearing clean and appropriate dress per established policy.
- Understands and complies with HIPAA regulations.
- Responsible for being considered essential personnel especially during emergencies.
- Takes the initiative in work, seeks out additional information and offers solutions/suggestions.
- Performs all other reasonable duties as assigned or as requested.
- Responsible for willingly taking on special projects or assignments outside of regular duties.
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Licensed Practical Nurse - Paducah, United States - SR COMPANIES LLC
Description
Job Details
Job Location
Gaither Suites at West Park - Paducah, KY
Salary Range
$ $28.00
Description
Summary:
Responsible for enhancing and improving the SRIM experience specifically in heartful care for our residents and their families. Demonstrates and promotes SRIM's core value of the golden rule. Treating residents, families, visitors and associates in the same way we would like to be treated.
Performs assigned nursing procedures for the comfort and will-being of residents such as assisting in admission of new residents, assisting with activities of daily living when needed.
Administers specified medications. Supervises non-licensed nursing staff and participates in the evaluation of non-licensed staff by performing the following duties.Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Directly supervises employees in the Resident Services/Nursing Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Math Ability:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing software, and electronic medical records.
Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certificates and Licenses:
Valid Florida nursing license
